Why does this scare me (waaay) more than it probably should?

[StayLow]

Oh man I am sure it will be amazing.

Also- i had no idea about the thunderfunk—gibson connection

Dave “Funk” worked at Gibson, and when he left he bought the parts to make more Gibson bass amps after they were discontinued. Most of the Gibson GB440 amps were assembled and sold by him, which you can tell by a “TF###” serial scratched by hand on the back of the casing. Maybe 150 of those or so. When he ran out of Gibson parts, he started selling them branded as Thunderfunk.

There’s more to the story, before and after, along with a few dramas and minor changes to the design. Info threads and articles easily found.

 

[mikewalker]

I'm waiting for them to bring back the LAB series (loved the knobs on those...)

 

[StayLow]

I'm waiting for them to bring back the LAB series (loved the knobs on those...)

Sweet! Didn’t know LAB was owned by Gibson.

Lab Series Amplifiers >> Vintage Guitar and Bass

LAB 100 watt head and 1x15 bass cab:

 

[BtaylorTheRogue]

I should buy spare amp repair parts now, so that when gibson release a bad design, I can sell em for $$$

Anyone know what the amp equivalent of where the neck meets the head is?

 

[faulknersj]

Bring back the Atlas!
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Which 70’s show is this robot from again?

 

[ScoobyDoober]

I don’t see what the point is…

Blues dentists have deep pockets

 

[LiptonJigglers]

I'm scared the head will snap off.

 

[Sid the Kid]

The power reduction switch leads me to believe it is a tube amp. I hope they remade the Prodigy head with Gibson cosmetics. That would be a win for the bass world.

 

[Michedelic]

Blues dentists have deep pockets

Haven’t they all gone to retirement homes and assisted living by now? I would think we’d be in the era of Grunge Lawyers by this point.

 

[jnewmark]

The power reduction switch leads me to believe it is a tube amp. I hope they remade the Prodigy head with Gibson cosmetics. That would be a win for the bass world.

See post #19.

 

[micguy]

I'm scared the head will snap off.

Not to worry, there are lots of people with experience at gluing Gibson heads back on.

 

[Kijuer]

Might be scared he'll give them all his money...

No way LOL

 

[Kijuer]

This is an all tube guitar amp, no class D or switchmode power supply. It was designed by Randall and the guitar amp team at Mesa to capture the (very much vintage) vibe of the old Falcon GA series but with enhancements and a little bit of creative licence from Cesar and the Gibson team. It's very, very much not a rebranding of a Mesa product, though we are building it here in the US for for Gibson because that's an important element for all of us involved with the product line.

I have seen it, heard it, I worked on the project and it's real. I can't say anymore, but I'm sure there will be lots of speculation... including usual incorrect rumors generated by the guitar amp forum mills.

100% relieved. Thanks.

 

[Sid the Kid]

See post #19.

Not sure how I missed that! I long for the days when coffee worked.

 

[Jefenator]

Every time I get some new tube toy and I think I'm finally the coolest kid on the block, a certain guitarist shows up with something like this: a Gibson amp from the freakin' 1930s. (And I love him for it...)

If Gibson wanted to put out a new tube bass amp with a half power setting - or a combo that looked something like this - that would be fine with me.

 

[dbsfgyd1]

I don't know if they're going to make bass amps but a guitar amp is in the works.
It looks like Gibson Amps will be making a comeback very soon

I played through a borrowed Gibson bass amp when I was starting out back in the 60’s. The owner called it instant death as it was always at the repair shop.

Calling @agedhorse ..

My thought is if it is nothing more than a rebranded Mesa amp, it should be better than what they put out in days of yore.. But if it’s a case of “the more you have to sell, the more you sell” and nothing that sets it apart from what else is on the market, it will have a short run.

 

[Manticore]

My first amp. It got the job done at the time.

 

[MotorCityMinion]

That thing is ugly as hell. Does it sound good?

Ya but it's also cool at the same time. I'd love to go to Jam session with something like that if it could pull it off.

 

[Blues Bass 2]

This sat in my bedroom for about a year , never heard it because it was broke . A friends . It was a Thor I think . It's under the Gibson cover . My guitar buddy Jim had a Gibson single 12 tube amp that I was never impressed with even with the 335 he played .
But Thunderfunk ? Gibson really did get it's act together .

 

[Hounddog409]

Please tell me it's not a rebranding

Why? Are you against more options?

You do know Mesa is owned by Gibson.....right?